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Article : Enayam. Three’s a crowd?
Source : The Hindu Article
The Union Cabinet’s decision to approve the construction of a new port on Tamil Nadu’s west coast at Enayam near Colachel is obviously aimed at making good a poll promise of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The location of the facility so close to another “mega” container terminal, however, has invited doubts about its viability (व्यवहार्यता), even its necessity. Envisaged (परिकल्पित) as a gateway container trans-shipment hub for cargo (माल) moving to and from India and along one of the world’s major shipping lanes connecting the Suez Canal to east Asia, Enayam is being projected as a competitor to Colombo. Chosen for its natural water depth of about 20 m, and proximity to the east-west international shipping lane, the proposed port will be located about 40 km south of Vizhinjam in Kerala, where the Adani Group is developing a trans-shipment container terminal. It is planned under the landlord model, where the State’s publicly owned Chennai Port Trust, the V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust, and the Kamarajar Port will make the initial equity investment, build the breakwater, undertake dredging (ड्रेजिंग) and enable road and rail connectivity, while private companies operate the berths (बर्थ) and provide the equipment. Enayam port is expected to cost about Rs.6,500 crore in the first phase, when container handling capacity is projected at 1.5 million TEUs. The proposed initial funding for the Rs.27,000- crore project raises questions over the facility’s feasibility (साध्यता) given the capital requirement and the ability of the existing major ports to find the money.
Another concern is about the proximity (निकटता) to the Adani concession at Vizhinjam, leave alone the Vallarpadam facility off Kochi; whether two major container trans-shipment hubs can be justified in terms of the potential traffic they aim to attract is debatable (विवादास्पद). With global trade still becalmed by the worldwide economic slowdown, the outlook for container shipping demand remains cloudy. That Enayam will be designed to berth the latest and largest Triple-E class container vessels, however, does indicate that the Ministry’s planners have a strategic vision and are counting on a future rebound in world trade. According to the preliminary study for this port, trans-shipment traffic at the terminal is projected to surge fourfold from 700,000 TEUs in 2020 to 2.8 million TEUs by 2025, and touch 3.9 million TEUs by 2030. Whether the potential is realised ultimately hinges on several factors. These include commitment from the State and Central governments to promote industrial activity in the port’s hinterland; speedy, transparent and fair land acquisition (अर्जन); and provision of world-class road, rail and coastal shipping links to allow cargo to move rapidly in and out of the port.
Meaning of the words highlighted in the article
1. Viability (noun) – ability of a thing (a living organism, an artificial system, an idea, etc.) to maintain itself or recover its potentialities
Synonyms – activity, growth
Antonyms – abstract, dullness
Ex: The increased economic viability of smaller countries.
2. Envisaged (verb)– contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event
Synonyms – predict, forecast
Ex: “he knew what he liked but had difficulty envisaging it”
3. Cargo (noun) – goods carried on a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle
Synonyms – shipment, ware
Ex: Cargo can be transferred direct from the ship into railway trucks.
4. Dredging (verb) – clear the bed of (a harbour, river, or other area of water) by scooping out mud, weeds, and rubbish with a dredge
Synonyms – clean, widen
Ex: Extensive dredging operations are carried on in the river.
5. Berths (noun) – a ship’s allotted place at a wharf or dock
Synonyms – port, docking site
Ex: “the vessel had left its berth”
6. Feasibility (noun) – the state or degree of being easily or conveniently done
Synonyms – utility, expediency
Ex: “the feasibility of screening athletes for cardiac disease”
7. Proximity ( noun) – nearness in space, time, or relationship
Synonyms – closeness, adjacency
Antonyms – distance, remoteness
Ex: A few yards. Its proximity to the Sun in its passage near that body
8. Debatable(adjective) – open to discussion or argument
Synonyms –dubious, uncertain
Antonyms – definite, resolved
Ex: Whether he actually wanted that one was debatable, but he certainly acted pleased with it.
9. Acquisition(noun) – an asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum
Synonyms –recovery, accretion
Antonyms – failure, surrender
Ex: The acquisition of wings is the sign of developed reproductive power.
Word of the Day
Lullaby
Meaning (English) – a quiet, gentle song sung to send a child to sleep
Meaning (Hindi) – लाला लल्ला लोरी
Synonyms – berceuse, croon
Example – Some children thought that they could compose a lullaby, paint a picture, or make a teddy bear.
उदाहरण –कुछ बच्चों ने यह सोचा कि वे लोरी रच सकते हैं, तस्वीर में रंग भर सकते हैं या टैड्डी बियर बना सकते हैं।
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